Senator Mastriano

As the Vice Chair of the Education Committee, I toured New Oxford High School today alongside Congressman John Joyce. Principal Drew Little guided us through the school`s Career Tech Center. It was fantastic to interact with the students and observe the diverse learning and career opportunities available at NOHS.

No Patient Left Alone Act: Defending Dignity, Compassion, and Human Connection
From the Desk of Senator Doug Mastriano, PhD, Colonel, US Army (ret.)
Imagine fighting for your life in a hospital room, scared and in pain—yet completely alone. Imagine an elderly parent, confused and vulnerable, reaching for a hand that isn’t there. Imagine a dying loved one, their final moments spent in solitude, denied the comfort of family. This happens every single day in Pennsylvania.
During the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, thousands of patients across our state have suffered through illness, treatments, and even death in complete isolation, stripped of the most basic human comfort—the presence of a loved one. We cannot allow this to continue.
That is why I am introducing the No Patient Left Alone Act—a compassionate, common-sense bill to ensure that no Pennsylvanian faces medical treatment or end-of-life care without the support of family, friends, or an advocate.
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🚨 The Devastating Toll of Isolation on Patients
The medical community widely acknowledges that emotional support is just as critical as medical treatment. Yet, countless patients have been denied this basic right due to outdated policies, bureaucratic indifference, and hospital regulations that fail to recognize the human cost of isolation.
📉 Patients who are isolated are more likely to experience severe anxiety, depression, and emotional distress.
🛏 Studies show that elderly patients left alone in hospitals experience faster physical and cognitive decline.
💔 Hospice and end-of-life patients who die without loved ones present leave behind grieving families with unresolved trauma.
⚠ Individuals with disabilities often struggle to communicate their needs when they are denied their caregivers or advocates.
Hospitals are places of healing, yet for far too many, they have become places of loneliness, despair, and unnecessary suffering.
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🛡 What the No Patient Left Alone Act Will Do
✔ Guarantee the Right to a Support Person – Patients will have the legal right to designate a family member, friend, or advocate to be with them at all times

Feb 15 – The Greater Waynesboro Chamber of Commerce hosted the 29th annual Business Expo at Waynesboro Area Senior High School. Local residents had the opportunity to learn about a variety of businesses, non-profits, lawmakers, and other organizations in the community.

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Protecting Our Food, Our Families, and Our Freedom
From the Desk of Senator Doug Mastriano
Pennsylvanians deserve to know that the food on their tables is exactly as God and nature intended—pure, unaltered, and free from unwarranted medical interventions. That’s why I am introducing the Food Purity Protection Act—a bill designed to ensure that no vaccines or vaccine-related substances are ever injected, grown, or introduced into the food we eat.
Why This Matters
Across the country, there is a growing concern that biotechnology could be used to introduce vaccines into our food supply—without our knowledge or consent. While some dismiss these fears, the fact remains: the potential exists, and Pennsylvanians have every right to demand transparency and protection when it comes to what we put in our bodies.
The CDC, FDA, and other health agencies have already stated that vaccines should never be a part of food products. This legislation will codify that stance into law, ensuring that every Pennsylvanian can eat, purchase, and grow food without fear of hidden medical interventions.
What This Bill Will Do
• Prohibit the inclusion of vaccines or vaccine components in any food product—whether processed or unprocessed, sold, stored, transported, or distributed in Pennsylvania.
• Protect livestock and agriculture, ensuring that no vaccine-related substances are used in feed, crops, or any part of the food supply chain.
• Safeguard consumer choice by guaranteeing that Pennsylvanians have full transparency about what’s in their food.
The Bottom Line
This isn’t about politics. It’s about freedom, transparency, and the fundamental right to choose what goes into our bodies. No Pennsylvanian should ever have to wonder whether their food has been medically altered without their consent.
I urge my colleagues to stand with the people of Pennsylvania and protect the purity of our food, our families, and our freedom.
Let’s keep our food the way it was meant to be—pure, natural, and free from interference.
Senator Doug Mastriano
Pennsylvania Senate

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